I've struggled in the past with Mumblecore movies like Your Sister's Sister because it takes truly world-class talent in order to make improv dialogue feel natural to me. It always feels so clunky, and this movie was no exception. From the start, while I could tell a few of these lines were written, so much of the dialogue had that awkward kind of delivery that made it clear to me that the actors were sort of fishing for the right thing to say. Then when the drama of this movie started, I was mildly annoyed because it felt like the kind of uncomfortable relationship stuff that never works for me. Yet there was something more to this plot, and when the extra piece of the puzzle was unlocked, for some reason I found myself invested. I was interested in seeing where this story would take me and how they might resolve it. The complex breakdown and rebuilding of these close relationships worked for me, probably because I love the actors in this cast even when they are stumbling through improvised dialogue. I think the ending was timed just right to complete the story they were telling in Your Sister's Sister without taking it any further than necessary. I kind of grudgingly liked the film, despite some of my struggles with the genre, but I won't ever seek it out again.
Review of Your Sister's Sister
